Measure tourism and justice outcomes without promising a crime miracle
Proposed country-specific policy evaluation · Benefits and costs remain open. For the Philippines and the USA, estimate cannabis-related police hours, prosecutions, detention costs, and the new costs of licensing and enforcement. Distinguish a reduction in possession offenses after a legal change from changes in violence, theft, or organized crime. A lower count of newly decriminalized conduct does not by itself demonstrate a reduction in those other harms.
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For the Philippines and the USA, estimate cannabis-related police hours, prosecutions, detention costs, and the new costs of licensing and enforcement. Distinguish a reduction in possession offenses after a legal change from changes in violence, theft, or organized crime. A lower count of newly decriminalized conduct does not by itself demonstrate a reduction in those other harms.
Assess tourism through additional spending, displacement of existing visitors, local attitudes, transport safety, emergency care, and regulatory costs. Use the relevant Philippine region or US state as the unit of analysis where appropriate. A medical research authorization does not create a tourism exemption, and potential visitors must receive accurate information about possession, use, and travel restrictions.
Publish a balanced cannabis policy dashboard covering access, affordability, youth exposure, problematic use, adverse events, road safety, illicit-market activity, employment, and enforcement equity. Establish baselines before implementation and use appropriate comparison regions where feasible. Report uncertainty and unintended effects rather than selecting only the indicators that favor legalization.
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